How Death Became My Rebirth

“Jeremiah and I are normal. Why do you think we’re abnormal? Mr. Yates, even our men think that too.” Yannick felt like he was going crazy. What did these people mean?

Ethan glanced at Yannick coldly and said, “You think you’re normal. What is normal?”

Yannick was speechless. Of course, they were normal guys.

Ethan said, “Think about your attitude towards us. Think about your attitude towards Jeremiah.

“There was another question. Before, you called Jeremiah ‘Mr. Lawson‘ in front of us. That’s all right. But since when did you call him ‘Jere‘? You didn’t notice it yourself.”

Ethan’s words made Yannick a little confused. How was it possible?

“I treat you the same as I do Jeremiah!” Yannick was stunned. How could he call Jeremiah “Jere”

naturally?

Was it because…

Ethan didn’t speak. He just put his arm on Yannick’s shoulder, and Yannick immediately jumped up.

“What are you doing? Men can’t do such an imitate action,” Yannick was a little unhappy and immediately protested.

Ethan shrugged and said, “You see, I can’t put my arm around your shoulder even though we are, friends. Then why can Jeremiah? Or why do you want to be intimate with Jeremiah? Don’t you feel

uncomfortable?” Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Yannick fell silent. Was it awkward?

He didn’t. He was even happy.

“Then let me ask you one more thing. If you see Jeremiah and I being very close, how do you feel?” Ethan’s question was not that harsh, but it got to the point.

Yannick didn’t know how to answer.

How did he feel? He may want to kill Ethan. Even Ethan was his best friend. So what? He just couldn’t see Jeremiah and the others…

“It seems that you want to kill me, right?” Although it was true, he felt bitter after others said it out loud.

It was not good at all.

Yannick was silent.

“You were injured to save him. And when Ms. Yates was kidnapped, you were more anxious than him. Why? Is it for Mr. Zelinski, or are you afraid that Jeremiah will never have a family again?” Ethan’s question made Yannick at a loss.

“I… I just…”

“Yannick, it’s not a terrible thing to like men. People like us can love anyone. You are qualified and capable. Jeremiah is also one of the best people in Drieso, so even if you two are together, it doesn’t

matter.

“The most important thing is that you can recognize your heart. If he and I do the action like you two did, you will want to kill me. When the bullet came, you stood in front of him without hesitation. You

care about him no matter what.

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“I think you should think about it. Maybe you really like him.” Ethan’s words were like nails in Yannick’s

mind.

*He didn’t know how he left Ethan’s house. All he knew was that when he got home, Jeremiah looked

different there.

“What’s wrong with you?” Jeremiah felt the man was mad, but he had no proof.

“Nothing…” Yannick said coldly.

It was about half a month after consulting Ethan. Yannick seemed to understand why he acted like that.

Because he saw someone confessing his love to Jeremiah.

How could a man confess his love to Jeremiah?

That was crazy.

Although Jeremiah refused, Yannick was still very uncomfortable.

He really treated Jeremiah differently.

He liked Jeremiah?

Instead of being frightened by the idea, he was glad that he had finally figured it out.

“Yannick, are people in the army so terrifying? How could they like me? We’re all men,” Jeremiah couldn’t help complaining in the dormitory because he was scared.

Although homosexuality was normal, he had never thought about it.

That was weird.

“Is it scary?” Yannick was shocked. Did Jeremiah not like men?

“It’s not that scary. I know many–men like men, but I don’t like that very much. It’s kind of scary to confess his love to me.” Jeremiah still had some lingering fears and thought the army men were a little scared.

“What if someone likes you but is the same sex as you?” Yannick couldn’t help asking. He wanted to know if he had a chance…

“How can I know this question? Unless I like him too, then I can accept him.” Jeremiah suddenly looked at Yannick with a different look.

If Yannick confessed his love… It was not that repulsive anymore.

It seemed to be acceptable.

“What if it was me? I like you. Do you accept me? Are you willing to be with me?” Yannick asked directly. It was not suitable for him to make things complicated, so he asked directly.

Whether Jeremiah accepted him or not was OK. If they were impossible, they could take it as a joke and keep being friends.

“I… I don’t know.” Jeremiah didn’t treat Yannick like the one who confessed, which gave him a glimmer of hope.

If he didn’t refuse directly, it meant that Yannick got a chance.

“Jere, I like you. I didn’t know how I felt about you before, and I asked Ethan for psychological counseling. I was not sure at first, but when I saw someone confess his love to you, I understood my feelings. I hate the person who confessed his love to you. I locked him up in the dark room. You are

mine. No one can take you away from me.” Yannick’s affectionate confession shocked Jeremiah.

“You…”

“You don’t have to answer me now. You can tell me when you think it over. I can wait, no matter how

long.” It was not an easy road. He knew it, so he wanted Jeremiah to figure it out before being with him.

Love was not a spur of the moment.

“What do you like about me?” Jeremiah didn’t understand that he had no merits or even special skills except for computer skills, and was not worthy of being liked.

No one liked him more than Elaine.

“Yannick, I think we’re not…” But it seemed that he couldn’t say the word “suitable“.

“Don’t hurry to reply. I just want to tell you my feelings. If you like me, then I will wait for you to get ready. If… Then I respect your decision.” Yannick’s words gave Jeremiah a sense of security.

“Let me think about it. I don’t know.” Jeremiah felt a mess in his head.